Under the leadership of Eliott Garner, a thousand guards left the Prince’s Eastern Palace, heading west, and made a mighty stride straight towards the Palace of Wolf!
The Prince’s Eastern Palace is ten miles east of the imperial city!
And the Palace of Wolf! It is located on the west side of the imperial city! Also ten miles away!
As they watched the thousand guards recede into the distance, those of the Eastern Palace who had narrowly escaped a catastrophe were still in shock. They all bowed to Prince Gerard and his son, thanking them profusely, “Prince Gerard, your wisdom and foresight have saved our lives!”
“From now on!”
“With the prince absent, we look only to Prince Gerard!”
At this moment! How could they not understand that Prince Gerard’s decision not to flee in advance did not harm them, but saved them!
However! In response to their loyalty, Prince Gerard appeared indifferent. He stared at the retreating guards, his heart filled with mixed feelings. His pupils slightly contracted as he wondered:
What is my grandfather trying to achieve???
He let me stay in the Eastern Palace!
Is it because he fears that after my father’s death, Roscoe’s faction will become too powerful, so he uses me to balance them?
The Palace of Wolf! Is it completely doomed this time???
The spectators at the gate of the Eastern Palace, like a tide, followed the thousand guards, madly rushing towards the Palace of Wolf. They were eager to see what would become of the Palace of Wolf after Sean’s crime!
Along the way! Public opinion was in uproar, many people took out their phones, spreading the news!
Thus! The events at the gate of the Eastern Palace were quickly spread throughout the capital at an unimaginable speed, causing public anxiety. Sean suddenly became a traitor in the eyes of all, a national enemy!
This! Was exactly the effect King Ron wanted, and the situation Eliott Garner wanted to see!!!
Inside the mansion! Roscoe’s people naturally received the news in no time. Prince Adam and Prince Lillard, who had just left, hurriedly returned!
Prince Adam asked anxiously, “What do you think our father is up to?”
“He has Gerard, that little bastard, stationed at the Eastern Palace!”
“Could it be!”
“After Ashby’s death, does our father intend to bypass us, his sons, and grant the position of Crown Prince to that grandson, Prince Gerard???”
Sean was guilty! The Palace of Wolf was implicated!
These! Were all within their expectations, and they were not surprised!
Ashby was honored for his service! They gave him some dignity!
This! They could understand, they could accept!
But! Letting Prince Gerard replace Ashby, continue to occupy the Eastern Palace, King Ron’s arrangement made them indignant. It was as if, a piece of meat that was almost in their mouths, was snatched away by someone else!
Frustration!!!
“Don’t rush!”
“Calm down!”
Roscoe’s somber face also looked rather grim. After thinking for a while, he said, “No matter what our father intends to do, we can only accept it, we must not go against his will!”
“The situation in the capital is turbulent, a single hair can affect the whole body. The North Kingdom’s delegation is about to arrive, father must have his reasons for announcing the results of the Fort South battle at this time!”
“We should just watch from the sidelines!”
“Do nothing!”
“At least we won’t make a mistake!”
“Understand?”
He calmed Prince Adam and Prince Lillard. Although they were still not convinced, with Ashby’s death imminent, they dared not act rashly. Just as they were about to complain, footsteps suddenly resonated from the rear hall!
They turned their heads to see! Luna Porter was walking slowly out of the back hall, with two maids following her!
Two months pregnant, if you didn’t look carefully, you couldn’t see any noticeable change in Luna Porter’s belly. She greeted the princes, then said to Prince Adam, “Roscoe, I have something to say!”
Everyone was taken aback!
Ever since Sean and Fergus Archer broke into the Porter family villa and slaughtered the Porter family, Luna Porter has been living in Roscoe’s mansion. The relationship between the two is self-evident!
Prince Adam said, “Feel free to speak!”
“Julia!” Luna Porter spoke directly, “If I remember correctly, Her Highness the Countess should also be in the Palace of Wolf right now, shouldn’t she?”
At these words, Prince Adam’s already somber expression deepened even further.
“What are you trying to say?” Prince Adam retorted coldly. “That rebel daughter of mine has already severed all father-daughter ties with me. Do you not know that?”
Clearly, the matter of Julia was a pain in Prince Adam’s heart, and Luna Porter’s sudden mention of it greatly displeased him.
“Blood is thicker than water!”
“Bound by bloodline!”
“Is it something that can be easily severed with just a few words?”
Luna Porter disagreed and reminded him, “As it stands now, with Sean being found guilty, everyone in the Palace of Wolf, I’m afraid, is in for a bad time.”
“If Prince Adam, out of paternal affection, still has a shred of compassion in his heart, he might as well personally go to the Palace of Wolf and bring Her Highness the Countess back home, so as to prevent her from being caught in the crossfire.”
At her words, everyone was stunned.
Roscoe had just finished saying that doing nothing was the best way to avoid making mistakes, and then Luna Porter suddenly proposed that Prince Adam should go to the Palace of Wolf to save someone. Wasn’t this going against Roscoe’s advice?
Moreover, Luna Porter, known far and wide for her unmatched strategizing and ruthless tactics, was now talking about “compassion”. This was simply laughable!
“Are you instructing me on what to do?” Prince Adam glared at Luna Porter, visibly angered.
Roscoe also said, “Although Julia is stubborn and headstrong, she is, after all, of royal blood, the granddaughter of the King. I believe that even if the King orders the Palace of Wolf to be sealed off, it wouldn’t affect her.”
“To go rescue her now, I fear, would be inappropriate.”
Luna Porter turned her head to look at Roscoe.
“Your Highness,” she said, shaking her head. “My suggestion for Prince Adam to go to the Palace of Wolf and bring Her Highness the Countess back home is not actually to save her, but to save Prince Adam.”
“If he doesn’t save her,”
“At that time,”
“The ones who will be caught in the crossfire won’t just be Her Highness the Countess, Prince Adam might not be able to escape either.”
“Oh?” Roscoe’s pupils constricted and he asked with a frown, “What do you mean?”
“Your Highness, think carefully,” Luna Porter said, “The North Kingdom envoy is about to arrive in the capital for peace talks. Sean has been defending the northern border for years, repeatedly thwarting the North Kingdom’s invasions. Among the North Kingdom’s delegation, there is Sean’s sworn enemy, Earl Woods.”
“The King’s announcement of the result of the Fort South battle and Sean’s treason, before the arrival of the North Kingdom envoy, is nothing more than a way to make his stance clear and express sincerity for the upcoming peace agreement.”
“As for Sean,”
“The North Kingdom harbors deep hatred against him. When the delegation arrives in the capital and learns that Sean’s family and friends are all in the Palace of Wolf, what will they do?”
At these words, everyone’s faces changed slightly, and they all felt a tremor in their hearts.
Roscoe said, “Are you suggesting that the King sent people to seal off the Palace of Wolf, but those people in the Palace of Wolf might be handed over to the North Kingdom envoy for disposal?”
A cessation of hostilities? Is it really that simple?
The North Kingdom boasts a strong military and a territory nearly twice the size of the Shirine Empire. The northern border was secure because of Sean’s defense, but now, Sean is doomed due to King Ron’s machinations.
Can the northern border still be defended???
Moreover, the North Kingdom envoy is coming to the capital for peace talks at this time. Clearly, King Ron had planned to end the war in the north before he made his move against Sean.
However, shutting down the war under conditions where the North Kingdom has a huge advantage, undoubtedly, the terms of the peace would be extremely unfavorable for the Shirine Empire!
King Ron will definitely have to make some concessions!!!
In the Palace of Wolf, besides Sean’s family, there are retired members of the Bloody Wolf Group. If the North Kingdom envoy demands, how could King Ron possibly refuse?
“Exactly,” Luna Porter nodded. “Your Highness, think further.”
“If those people in the Palace of Wolf are dealt with by the King himself, as you said, considering Her Highness the Countess’s royal bloodline, perhaps she won’t be implicated.”
“But,”
“What if it’s the North Kingdom envoy?”
“What would happen to Her Highness the Countess if she fell into their hands?” At Luna Porter’s words, the room fell into a tense silence.
Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved! Prince Adam’s face turned ashen!
Luna Porter glanced at Prince Adam and continued, “Your Highness, think thrice! The signing of this truce agreement is extremely detrimental to Shirine. If the king is forced to compromise and bear humiliation, it will certainly harm his prestige once word gets out!
And then!
“What if, in addition to this, the princess of the Shirine Empire falls into the hands of the North Kingdom’s delegation, right within the capital, at the feet of the emperor? What would be the consequences should anything happen to the princess?”
“Public outrage!”
“Resentment all around!”
“So!”
“To quell the public anger and appease the people’s resentment, the king would have to find a scapegoat to shift everyone’s attention with a thunderous move!”
“This scapegoat…”
“Hehe!”
“Prince Adam, as the father of the princess, is there anyone more suitable than you?”
Having said that, when Luna Porter looked at Prince Adam again, cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead! Luna Porter’s analysis was reasonable and convincing!
Indeed! Although Luna Porter was a woman, she was known for her unparalleled wisdom. Her insight into the situation was indeed stronger than many others, and her vision was certainly more far-sighted!
Roscoe pondered for a moment, looked at Prince Lillard, and asked, “What do you think?”
“This…”
Prince Lillard hesitated, “I think, we have to guard against what Miss Porter has said.”
Then! Roscoe looked at Prince Adam. Before he could speak, Prince Adam gritted his teeth and said, “I’m going to the Palace of Wolf now!”
“Even if I have to tie him up!”
“I will bring that rebel back home!”
With that, he turned and left. He was truly frightened by Luna Porter’s analysis. It was as if he was sitting at home and a pot fell from the sky. He wasn’t afraid of ten thousand possibilities, but the one possibility that things might turn out as Luna Porter predicted, the consequences were unthinkable…
…
Palace of Wolf!
When Prince Adam led people to the Palace of Wolf, the entire palace had already been surrounded by a thousand royal guards, and outside the massive encirclement, the citizens who came to watch were like a sea of people, their discussions were like a roaring tide!
“Make way!”
“Make way!”
The people Prince Adam brought forcibly made a path through the crowd. Prince Adam strode forward, and the royal guards at the gate of the Palace of Wolf greeted him with salutes, “Prince Adam!”
“Prince Adam!”
They naturally did not dare to stop the mighty Prince Adam!
Prince Adam, with a gloomy face, didn’t stop, he looked up at the huge plaque of “Palace of Wolf” on the door beam, snorted coldly, and marched directly into the Palace of Wolf!!!